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I would say Confusion shows more of their influence, rather than Blue Monday.

But I could be wrong.:shrug:

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Christopher Owens wrote: Although I don't know an awful lot on them to me, they were the only disco act that seemed to stick out, because they were an actual group, rather than a mastermind of someone like Giorgio Moroder (Donna Summer springs to mind). I noticed that in the 80's, people were saying they stole the bassline for 'Another One Bites The Dust'!:nonono:

Personally, I'm not endavoured with a production. As long as the songs are good, I'm happy.

Thought you might like this snippet taken from Wikipedia regarding Grandmaster Flash...

'...Signed to Sugar Hill Records in 1980 by Joe Robinson, they released numerous singles, gaining a gold disc for "Freedom," and also toured. The classic "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel," released in 1981 was the best display of their skills (combing elements of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", Chic's "Good Times" and samples from Blondie's Rapture), but it was their least successful single at the time...'

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Well now i know what you're on about :thumb:

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:thumb: :wink:

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